COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ben Avon vs Valley Falls
PLACE A
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Valley Falls, New York
Ben Avon is 306% larger than Valley Falls. Ben Avon earns more, with a median household income $15,726 higher.
BEN AVONVALLEY FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,824449+306% vs Valley Falls
Population density4,813970+3,843
Population growth7.7%9.4%−1.7 pts
Median age39.144.6−5.5
Male50.7%54.3%−3.6 pts
Female49.3%45.7%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.9%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%94.2%−10.3 pts
Black6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Asian0.8%1.1%−0.3 pts
Other4.8%2.4%+2.4 pts
Median household income$102,869$87,143+$15,726
Per capita income$55,561$48,442+$7,119
Poverty rate7.2%1.1%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.390+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher64.1%40.3%+23.8 pts
Graduate degree24.7%18.2%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%6.5%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation74.4%73.5%+0.8 pts
Median home value$344,700$203,300+$141,400
Median gross rent$1,393$1,125+$268
Owner-occupied69.0%63.2%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%7.3%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households37.7%45.3%−7.7 pts
Average commute22.936.0−13.1
Worked from home30.9%12.8%+18.1 pts
Public transit to work4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Uninsured3.6%3.1%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025